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orth Carolina Messenger 
"THERE SHALL BE DEL/11 NO LONGER" 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
EUFOLA, N. C., SEPTEMBER, 1904 
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ON THE CROSS. 
HUNGER. 
Jesus says, " Blessed are they 
which do hunger and thirst after 
righteousness : for they shall be 
filled." Sooner or later in your 
Christian experience you will re-
alize that this hunger is not nat-
ural ; that while you ought to de-
sire to do right, you want to do 
wrong. In such case there is 
danger that you become hopelessly 
discouraged. Then it is that you 
need to " reckon, ye also your-
selves to be dead indeed unto sin, 
:but alive unto God." You need 
to pray, not that God will let you 
do what you want to do, but that 
He will change your heart, and 
make you want to do what He 
wants you to do. Truly it is in 
vain to attempt to do something 
that our very nature cries out 
against doing. Just here human 
nature stops ; but God's wisdom 
goes on and' says, " Yes, but you 
may have that nature that cries 
out against God and His ways 
changed, so that you will desire 
to do His bidding." Thus we'see 
that to " hunger and :thirst after 
righteousness " is in itself a mira-
cle of divine grace. It is itself an 
evidence of the power of God 
working in us "both to will and 
to do of His good pleasure." And 
then how blessed the assurance 
that the longing of the soul shall 
be satisfied. 
" Hover o'er me, Holy Spirit, 
Bathe my trembling heart and brow ; 
Fill me with thy hallow'd presence, 
Come, 0 come, and fill me now." 
T. H. J. 
THE HILDEBRAN ACADEMY. 
As noted elsewhere in this pa-
per, the School Board are plan-
ning to take hold of the work just 
as soon as the necessary means 
are forthcoming. ." But, in the 
meantime," some will say, "when 
is the school to 06pen ?" For the 
enlightenment of any such, we 
will say, Sister Emma B. Rogers 
has kindly consented to open the. 
school October 3. This is no 
small sacrifice on her part, as she 
had hoped that the conference 
would be ready to begin their 
work at once. It is desired that a 
goodly number of students may 
be ready to enroll at the opening 
of this term. Sister Rogers will-
ingly takes up this unexpected 
burden, for she feels that the work 
is the Lord's. We bespeak for her 
the prayers and hearty co-opera-
tion of our people everywhere. 
Do you not know of some young 
people who should be encouraged 
to attend this school, and thus fit 
themselves for usefulness in the 
Lord's vineyard ? Use your in-
fluence, time, and means to induce 
such to avail themselves of the ad: 
vantages here offered. 
T. H. J. 
SCHOOL AND SANITARIUM 
MOVEMENTS. 
Our readers will doubtless note 
with interest the onward progress 
of the work at Hildebran, where 
are located our State institutions. 
At a recent meeting of the different 
boards having these matters in 
charge, it was decided to begin 
the sanitarium work by starting a 
small health food factory. The 
Lord very signally placed within 
our reach the property which was 
formerly the home of the writer, 
and which can be converted into 
a very efficient food factory. The 
writer received five hundred and 
fifty dollars for this same property 
some years ago, and now it is of-
fered to us for three hundred and 
ninety dollars on easy terms. 
This will enable us to go ahead 
Behold ! behold ! the Lamb of God ! on 
on the cross, on the cross, 
For you He shed His precious blood, 
on the cross, on the cross. 
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0, hear His agonizing cry,—" Eli, lama 
sabachthani ! " 
Draw near and see your Saviour die, on 
the cross, on the cross. 
Behold His arms extended wide, on the 
cross, on the cross ; 
Hehold His bleeding hands and side, on 
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the cross, on the cross. 
4" Tis finished," now the Saviour cries; to 
heaven He turns His languid eyes ; 
Then bows His sacred head and dies, on 
the cross, on the cross. 
And now the mighty deed is done, on the 
cross, on the cross ; 
The battle fought, the victory won, on 
the cross, on the cross. 
The sun withdraws his rays of light ; the 
heavens are clothed in shades of 
night, 
While Jesus fights the sinner's fight, on 
on the cross, on the cross. 
Where e'er I go I'll tell the story of the 
cross, of the cross ; 
In nothing else my soul shall glory save 
the cross, save the cross. 
And this my constant theme shall be, in 
time and through eternity, 
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That Jesus tasted death for me on the 
cross, on the cross. 
—Selected. 
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THE NORTH CAROLINA MESSENGER. 
with our work at once, and will 
be bringing in something to sus-
tain the workers while the new 
sanitarium building is in process 
of erection. 
We all feel that the Lord has 
opened up the way before us; and 
now that the work of the new 
sanitarium has actually begun, 
let all our people awake to the 
necessities of such a time as this. 
Let there be a constant a ad con-
tinued effort on the part of all 
to help place these institutions on 
their feet. It will take some money 
to start a food plant, even in the 
smallest way. The first thing we 
must have is an oven and mate-
rial out of which to manufacture 
the food products. Then we want 
our brethren to take hold of this 
food work, and use it as a means 
to teach people the gospel of 
health. But more will be said 
with reference to this work later 
on. The simple making of money 
is not the object of either our food 
work or our s nit arium work, any 
more than it is the object, of our 
school work. Our institutions are 
all established for the purpose of 
teaching the great message, and to 
prepare a people to meet the Lord 
in peace. 
All our people will be happy 
to know that Dr. Albert Carey 
has been secured to take charge 
of the Academy. I am sure that 
with Dr. Carey as principal, we 
may expect to have one of the 
best schools in the South. Let 
our brethren think of this, and 
begin to plan to send their young 
people to the Hildebran Academy. 
In this paper will be found a 
list of the names of those who 
have made pledges to the Hilde-
bran Academy for the purpose of 
meeting the last payment of one 
thousand dollars. Now we want 
another list of those who will help 
to meet the first payment. No 
doubt some of those whose names 
are mentioned here will be able 
to pay a part of their pledges this 
fall, and this will help to meet 
the first payment ; but we must 
have another list equally as large 
as this before we can begin to see 
the end. Now let us begin to re-
ceive the cash and pledges at 
once, so that we may begin our 
conference school on time. The 
sooner the money is received the 
sooner we can begin our school. 
J. 0. JOHNSTON, 
Financial Agent. 
A WORD FROM DR. CAREY. 
Dear Readers of the Messen-
ger: By invitation I will say a few 
words to ate dear friends who are 
the readers of our inspiring little 
State paper. It was so much my 
lot-Ting desire to make a personal 
acquaintance with you all at our 
recent camp-meeting, that I have 
scarcely yet recovered from the 
disappointment experienced. 
Since the Lord has placed me 
among you to occupy a humble 
place for Him, I wish I might 
know personally every one in this 
field who is standing for the truth 
that makes us one, and espec-ally 
the young people and children to 
whom the Lord is looking for 
trained and enthused workers to 
till and garner His vineyard at 
this the eleventh hour of service. 
Satan is seeking those of us 
who are young, that in the train-
ing period of our lives a mold 
may be given that will be hard 
for God and His truth to break. 
This mold may not be openly 
wicked or immoral ; it may be 
even cultivated and refined; yetun-
less it lifts up in the heart the de-
sire to be immediately and always 
yoked up with Jesus in His great 
effort for humanity, it will fulfill 
the purpose of him whose name 
is Adversary, and whose sole aim 
is to oppose Christ in His service 
of love. 
As I take up the work assigned 
me in this conference it is with 
the deepest desire that I may have, 
not only God's rich blessing, but 
the co-operation of every believer, 
and the hearty support of all our 
youth. Our numbers may be few; 
but if we will be a little like the 
Great Leader with His school of 
twelve, the work can increase till 
we shall soon see a work accom-
plished of which we may be proud 
in God. Faithful, loyal, energetic 
co-operation will accomplish the 
work. Let us press the fight 
earnestly, brethren, and God will 
give us mighty victories. 
Yours in hope, 
ALBERT CAREY. 
NEWBER.N. 
I came to this place to labor 
the first of March. Brother Robt. 
L. Underwood accompanied me, 
and has canvassed the place 
for " Coming King," also doing 
considerable other missionary 
work. The work was somewhat 
retarded because we were not able 
to get any place in which to hold 
public meetings at first. Later on 
I succeeded in getting a place in 
which I could hold meetings two 
Sundays in the month. The vis-
ible results of the efforts put forth 
here are at present about fifteen 
Sabbath keepers. Among this 
number is a Baptist minister, who 
is becoming quite an exponent of 
the mess ge. Another brother 
has traveled quite extensively on 
the West Coast of Africa, and can 
speak some ten or twelve different 
languages and dialects. Two of 
the sisters have been workers in 
the churches to which they for-
merly belonged. Others are in-
terested in the truth ; and as Bro. 
Shelton is to follow up the inter-
est, we hope to have a nice com-
pany here for organization in the 
near future. On account of poor 
health I have not been able to do 
as much as I might otherwise 
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have accomplished. We need la-
borers to fill the calls that are 
coming to us ; but where is the 
means with which to support 
them ? The harvest truly is ripe, 
but where are the reapers? There 
is another crying need, and that 
is for men to place over the 
churches when organized, to act 
-as leaders, men of God who will 
be as shepherds to the flock. May 
-the Lord of the harvest hear, and 
answer the cry and supply the 
need, is my prayer. 
W. H. ARMSTRONG. 
TOLUCA. 
From a private letter received 
from Sister Minnie Hahn, of To-
luca, Cleveland county, we quote 
the following : " We are pleas-
antly located here in the building 
erected by Elder Shireman. It is 
a very neat structure with two 
good-sized school rooms in one 
end and five living rooms in the 
-other. We had a two months' 
school in the spring after the pub-
lic schools closed, and our school 
was opened again July Ir. There 
-are eighteen enrolled, and a num-
ber more coming next week. I 
have enjoyed teaching here more 
than ever before anywhere. As I 
look into the eager, earnest faces 
as we study the Bible together, 
I long for the Spirit of God to 
help impress their hearts with the 
truths of God's word. The most 
of the students are from 13 to 21 
years of age. The Lord has won-
derfully blessed in this school. 
There was much prejudice when 
we came here, and some still keep 
their children out on that account. 
There are three public schools 
within a mile and' a half of here.. 
One of the school houses is in bad 
repair, and the director has asked 
if we would be willing to have 
the school of forty come here this 
winter. This shows that the pre-
judice is being overcome, and I 
praise the Lord for it ; it is not 
because of our own goodness. We 
have distributed since coming 
here several hundred pages of 
tracts, and about five hundred pa-
pers, also making sixty-three vis-
its and holding sixty-four Bible 
readings. I held children's meet-
ings during vacation in the school 
room Sunday afternoons, and some 
are wishing we would have meet-
ings every Sunday." 
ARCHDALE. 
We are much rejoiced to be 
able to report to 'the brethren and 
sisters, through our good paper, 
that we are enjoying some excel-
lent meetings. This morning 
(August 28) seven dear ones went 
forward in the ordinance of bap-
tism Five more desired to be 
baptized, but sickness prevented. 
The Spirit of the Lord came in 
with power, and helped Eld. Jeys 
to break the bread of life to us. A 
fair outside interest is manifested. 
M. G. CREASEY. 
STATESVILLE. �• 
Brother J. 0. Johnston and the 
writer remained at the above place 
with the tent for two weeks after 
the close of the camp-meeting. 
Meetings were held every night, 
and on Sabbath and Sunday dur-
ing the day. Very little interest 
was manifested at any time by 
the people of the city. This was 
doubtless due to a variety of 
causes. There were several coun-
ter attractions, and it was rainy 
much of the time. Our camp was 
not centrally located. Besides 
this, and perhaps the most potent 
factor, there was evidently a de-
cided indifference to the great 
truths that might have been re-
ceived. Our hearts are made sad 
as we realize that many may have 
rejected light for the last time. 
But so it was in the days of Noah. 
A few are interested, and Sister 
Long remains to labor with them. 
I am sure the seed sown will not 
all be lost. 
T. H. J. 
THE CANVASSING WORK. 
We are told that " if there is 
one work more important than 
another, it is that of getting our 
publications before the people." 
There should be a revival among 
our people concerning this most 
important work. There should 
be a steady stream of new recruits 
pouring into the ranks of regular 
canvassers ; and not only this, but 
every member of every church 
should feel an individual respon-
sibility to do what can be done to 
advance this branch of the mes-
sage. Through the printed page 
many an honest soul has become 
interested in the truths for this 
time. Let us all awake to the 
privilege of this hour. Do not 
wait for some minister to come 
along and invite you, but set 
yourself to studying as to what 
you can do to swell the message 
into a loud cry. The writer has 
recently received two letters from 
men not of our faith asking for 
an agency for "Coming King." 
Brethren, what does this mean ? 
Does it mean that some one else is 
to do your work and wear the 
crown ? God forbid ! Crops are 
abundant. Prices are good. The 
people are hungry for the gospel 
contained in our good books. Let 
us arouse and give it to them. 
T. H. J. 
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CANVASSING REPORT 
For June and July, 1904. 
Hrs
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iVal.Or Val.De 
Burton Church, Catawba Co . 189'$ 56 00 $ 28 65 
H. G. Miller, Iredell Co . . �
. 241 113 70 to6 93 
R. L. Underwood, Newbern.. 207 124 8° 148 50 
J. H. Leighton, Charlotte.. . 100 
92 45 
*A. H. Brensinger, Hildebran 
32 00 
27 75 
26 00 
A. Ford, Statesville. �
 
267 
63 87 
63 87 
Ida Ford, Statesville �
 
50 
12 25 
12 36 
*E. C. Rogers, Wilmington �
 
6o 
39 95 
46 79 
Total �
 1114 $535 02 $458 74 
*For the month of June only. 
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PLEDGES TO THE HILDESRAN 
ACADEMY. 
D. T. Shireman.. 
M. H. Johnston � 
$too.00 
ioo.00 
Albert Carey, M. D �
 
125.00 
J. 0. Johnston. �
 
100.00 
B. A. Rogers � 
125.00 
R. L. Miller. � 
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00 
1111 
F. M. Harlan � 
too. oo 
C. D. Wolf �
 
100.00 
E. B. Gaskefl � 
so.00 
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The North Carolina Messenger, 
Published Monthly by the 
North Carolina Conference 
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Seventh-Day Adventists. 
Subscription Price, �25c. per year. 
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Editors. 
 
Application made to enter as second-class 
at Eufola, N. C. 
STATE DIRECTORY. 
President—T. H. Jeys, Archdale. 
Vice-Pres.—D. T. Shireman, Hildebran. 
Financial Agent—J. 0. Johnston, Eu- 
Us. 
Sec'y and Treas.—Jessie V. Bosworth, 
Eufola. 
State Agent—H. G. Miller, Eufola. 
Executive Cotumittee—T. H. Jeys, D. 
T. Shireman, W. H. Armstrong, M. H. 
Johnston, B. A. Rogers. M. G. Creasey, 
J. 0. Johnston. 
Secretary Missionary Department—Jes-
sie V. Bosworth. 
Secretary Educational and S. S. Depart-
ment—Mrs. Emma B. Rogers. 
Secretary Medical Missionary Depart-
ment—M. H. Johnston. 
The Southern Educational Co.—Pres., 
J. 0. Johnston ; Vice-Pres., B. A. Rogers; 
Secretary and Treas., Jessie V. Bosworth. 
A blue cross opposite this paragraph 
denotes to those who subscribed for the 
MESSENGER for six months only, that 
their time expired with the August num-
ber. We enclose to such a renewal blank. 
NEWS AND NOTES. 
Elder T. H. Jeys, has rented 
property in Archdale, and with 
his fait:lily removed from States-
ville to that place the first of this 
month. 
As will be seen by articles ap-
pearing in this paper, matters of 
much importance were considered 
and decided at the Board meet-
ings held at Hildebran August 21 
and 22. The officers of the Sani-
tarium Board remain the same by 
re-election, as follows : President, 
J. 0. Johnston ; Secretary, and 
Business Manager, M. H. John-
ston; Medical Superintendent, Dr. 
Albert Carey. 
We are sending out this issue 
of the MESSENGER to a number 
who are not subscribers. We shall 
be much pleased to receive sub-
scriptions from any who may 
deem the paper worth the price 
and worthy of their support. It 
is very necessary that it be made 
self-supportingc, as far as possible, 
and in order that this may be so 
our list must be doubled. To all 
who will fill out the blank en-
closed for this purpose and send 
to us, we wish to express our sin-
cere thanks in advance. 
Bro. George Crawford writes 
very encouragingly concerning 
the school at Cove Creek. He 
says : " Our sAtool is growing in 
every way. We began August i 
with fourteen students, and at the 
close of the month had thirty-
eight. enrolled, all attending regu-
larly with scarcely an exception. 
The school is coming more and 
more into favor. By request of 
the people we organized a Sunday 
school the middle of July, and the 
house at tithes will not hold all 
Who come." 
Bro. T. F. Kendall has sold his 
property at Hickory, and with his 
wife and daughter, left there for 
the North August 3o. On account 
of Bro. and Sister Kendall's fail-
ing health it seemed best for them 
to return to their old home at 
Thomson, Illinois. We are pray-
ing the Lord to send another sub-
stantial family who will be as 
faithful as they have been in their 
efforts to build up the the work at 
Hickory. 
Eld. W. H. Armstrong writes 
August 3o, from Wilmington say-
ing that they are nicely located 
there. His address is r ro Dock St. 
Bro. and Sister- A. L. Manous 
are now at Graysville, Tenn , ex-
pecting to enter school when it 
opens September 21. 
It is time now for our Sabbath 
school secretaries to send in orders 
for the lesson quarterly for the 
coming quarter. 
An important article from Bro. 
M. H. Johnston, received just a 
little too late for this issue, will 
appear in the October number. 
A tent meeting in the interests 
of the sanitarium and medical 
work will be conducted at Hilde-
bran beginning September. 16, 
with Elder J. 0. Johnston in 
charge. 
It is interesting to note from 
the yearly report of the Secretary 
of the Educational and Sabbath 
School Department that there are 
fourteen Sabbath schools in our 
State, with a membership of 225; 
also that seven church and mis-
sion schools were conducted dur-
ing the past year, with an enroll-
ment of 195. Of this number 61 
were the children of Sabbath-
keepers, while 134 were from out-
side. 
NOTICE. 
Bro. Ed. C. Rogers has resigned 
his position as State Canvassing 
Agent, and goes to take up work 
in the employ of the Southern 
Publishing Association, at Nash-
ville, Tenn. Bro. H. G. Miller 
has been asked to fill the position, 
and has kindly consented to do. 
so. All correspondence intended 
for the State Agent should be ad-
dressed to him at Eufola, N. C. 
T. H. J. 
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